Gastrostomy

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Intervention: Gastrostomy
ICD-10 code:
ICD-9 code:	43.1
MeSH	D005774
Other codes:

Gastrostomy refers to a surgical opening into the stomach. Creation of an artificial external opening into the stomach for nutritional support or gastrointestinal compression. Typically this would include an incision in the patient's epigastrium as part of a formal operation. It can be performed through surgical approach or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG).

The opening may be used for feeding, such as with a gastrostomy tube.

[edit] See also

• Enteral feeding
• Stoma (medicine)

[edit] External links

• Gastrostomy, Permanent and Temporary

v • d • e Digestive system surgical and other procedures (ICD-9-CM V3 42-54) Digestive tract esophagus: Esophagectomy stomach: Gastrostomy (Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) - Gastrectomy (Billroth I, Billroth II, Roux-en-Y)- Gastric bypass surgery - Gastroenterostomy - Nissen fundoplication - Gastropexy small bowel: Duodenal switch - Jejunoileal bypass - Ileostomy - Partial ileal bypass surgery large bowel: Colectomy - Colostomy - Appendicectomy - Hartmann's procedure rectum: Lower anterior resection - Abdominoperineal resection endoscopy: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy - Colonoscopy - Proctoscopy - Sigmoidoscopy Accessory liver: Hepatectomy - Liver transplantation - Artificial extracorporeal liver support (Liver dialysis, Bioartificial liver devices) gallbladder/bile duct: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography - Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography - Cholecystectomy pancreas: Pancreatectomy - Pancreaticoduodenectomy - Pancreas transplantation - Puestow procedure - Frey's procedure Other Herniorrhaphy - Laparotomy - Paracentesis